David Houchens
http://bryceinstruments.com/
Gary Nava UK luthier
Website; http://www.navaguitars.co.uk/mandolins.html
A Luthier's Blog; http://guitar-maker.blogspot.co.uk/
Instrument Archive; http://nava-instruments.blogspot.co.uk/
David Houchens
http://bryceinstruments.com/
Just staring one.
www.missionvalleymusic.blogspot.com
1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
Larry Hunsberger
2013 J Bovier A5 Special w/ToneGard
D'Addario FW-74 flatwound strings
1909 Weymann&Sons bowlback
1919 Weymann&Sons mandolute
Ibanez PF5
1993 Oriente HO-20 hybrid double bass
3/4 guitar converted to octave mandolin
Larry Hunsberger
2013 J Bovier A5 Special w/ToneGard
D'Addario FW-74 flatwound strings
1909 Weymann&Sons bowlback
1919 Weymann&Sons mandolute
Ibanez PF5
1993 Oriente HO-20 hybrid double bass
3/4 guitar converted to octave mandolin
1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
Charles,I started this neck in 1996. It has taken a back burner for years. I finally got tired of seeing it hanging on the shop wall. The pot is a thinned out Stelling Foggy Mtn rim with 1/8th inch tone band. It has a bronze ring instead of bracket shoes so I made the flange piece out of maple and attached it to the top of the reso. The reso is a slip fit. No hardware. I may have jumped the gun but assuming a player of fiddle tunes would buy it I scalloped the finger board to the 17th fret. I think I have it sold but haven't seen the green yet.
David Houchens
http://bryceinstruments.com/
Never mind Marty, I see now that they're Rubner's. Did you put those buttons on yourself? I didn't see any like them on their website.
Gary Nava UK luthier
Website; http://www.navaguitars.co.uk/mandolins.html
A Luthier's Blog; http://guitar-maker.blogspot.co.uk/
Instrument Archive; http://nava-instruments.blogspot.co.uk/
I'm finishing up the french polish on this Wasburn 1897 New Model 212. This got a neck re-set, several face splints, and significant work on the back repairing a split that ran the entire length of the guitar. The brazilian rosewood back was flawed when cut. The saw blade must have moved somehow and the the back had a very thick part and thinner part. I patched the crack and inlaid rosewood onto the thin section to even it out.
This looks like a fun project. Where did you find this guitar?
Hi Dan,
Assuming you are asking about the Washburn, I've been looking for good to high quality guitars in very bad shape for some time. It's basically how I am teaching myself instrument repair/restoration. This particular guitar was an ebay find. Interestingly enough, it came with an appraisal that George Gruhn did from photo's. He got most of it right, but did miss a couple things (of course, he didn't have the instrument to examine first hand). The back braces on this guitar are rougher than many Washburn's I've seen. George thought that they had been replaced. After taking the back off the guitar to repair the back split, I realized that they were in fact, original. I've since purchased a second 212 which I have not worked on and it too has the exact, rough style braces.
He also thought that the six gouges on the face, visible in the second shot if you look closely, were the result of an old tailpiece that would have been added late in it's life. There were no screw holes at the end of the guitar to indicate this so I still can't account for that damage. My best guess is someone may have created them when they attempted to remove the original bridge, but that will remain a mystery.
This guitar had been the victim of a glue dump where someone poured titebond or white glue into the guitar and let it pool on a damaged area. Made for an interesting clean up!
Here's a shot of the guitar as I got it and George's appraisal.
The tuners on this particular guitar are unusual. The posts are not held to the gears with screw, they are pressed together more in the manner of a rivet. I've seen this on several styles of Washburns and Regals over the years. They have a tendency to split the gears, making them non functional. This one has that problem so I'm looking for replacements. If anyone knows of a source (or if you've got an old set lying around you want to part with) please let me know!
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